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- Estimate
- £22,000–£28,000 hammer ≈ $35,402–$45,057
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — L12231, London · 5 December 2012
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4132812
- Record
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José Maria David, Hippopotamus. Sotheby's, 5 Dec 2012, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4132812.
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José Maria David, Hippopotamus. Sotheby's, 5 Dec 2012, lot 172. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4132812.
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From the same sale L12231 · Dec 2012
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| relief with the Madonna and Child | — | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Ludovisi Mars | — | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Niobe | — | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| relief with the Labours of Hercules | — | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| two Roman warriors fighting | — | £12,000–£18,000 | |
| pax with the Crucifixion | — | £2,000–£3,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Emmanuel Frémiet Paris | Gorille enlevant une Femme (Gorilla carrying off a Woman) | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Antoine-louis Barye | Pair of Chevaux Turcs No.2 (antérieur droit levé, antérieur | Sotheby's, Dec 2023 | ||
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The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.